chapter 4 Flashcards
cash crops
readily salable crops grown for commercial sale and export
Northwest Ordinance
an act of the second continental congress organizing the region known as the Old Northwest, which included US territories north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. slavery was banned in these territories
fugitive slave clause
the constitutional clause permitting slave owners of any state to retrieve their fugitive slaves from any other state
three-fifths compromise
a compromise between the northern and southern states, reached during the constitutional convention, establishing that three-fifths of each state’s slave population would be counted in determining federal taxes and representation in the House of Representitives
Louisiana purchase
the federal government’s purchase of Louisiana from France, which doubled the size of the US and fostered the spread of slavery
hiring out
the practice of owners contracting out their slaves to work for other employers
living out
slaves were allowed to find and pay for their own lodgings because their masters were not responsible for housing them
black laws
laws adopted in some Midwestern states requiring all free black residents to supply legal proof of their free status and post a cash bond of up to $1,000 to guarantee their good behavior
naturalization act of 1790
the nation’s first immigration law, which instituted a twi-year residency requirement for immigrants who wished to become US citizens and limited naturalization to free white people
mutual aid society
an organization or voluntary association in which members agreed to assist one another in securing benefits such as insurance
Bobalition
a rendition of the word abolition, based on what whites heard as a mispronunciation by blacks. it was used on broadsides and in newspapers to mock free black celebrations of abolition
colonization
the idea that blacks should be sent back to Africa or moved to another territory outside of the US
